Consultancy spend and external recruitment exceptions – June 2014

During June 2014, the following exceptions to the consultancy freeze above £20,000 have been considered by the Chief Executive in his capacity as Accounting Officer; and the requests for consultancy below £20,000 have been considered by the Director of Corporate Operations.

| Approval date | Ref: No. & Directorate | Summary of application | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------| | 12/06/2014 | 13C RME | Civils adjustment mechanism and asset management assessment, £39,000 | Approved | | 10/06/2014 | 14C Legal | Legal panel to support ORR in relation to regulatory/commercial and competition law issues, £500,000 | Approved |